Output Power Adjustments Based on Sensors

1. An electronic device comprising: a wireless communication component; and a controller to: set an output power of the wireless communication component based on: whether a first external object is in proximity to a first side of the electronic device; whether the electronic device is stationary; and whether a second external object is in proximity to a second side of the electronic device, wherein the second side is opposite to the first side; and reduce the output power from a first value to a second value in response to detecting that the first external object is in proximity to the first side, wherein the first value is greater than a Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) threshold and the second value is less than or equal to the SAR threshold.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is set the output power to the first value in response to detecting that: the first external object is in proximity to the first side; the electronic device is stationary; and the second external object is not in proximity to the second side.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the controller is set the output power to the second value in response to detecting that: the first external object is in proximity to the first side; the electronic device is stationary; and the second external object is in proximity to the second side.

4. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the controller is set the output power to the first value in response to detecting that: the first external object is in proximity to the first side; and the electronic device is in motion.

5. An electronic device comprising: a first proximity sensor to generate an active output in response to detecting a presence of an external object in proximity to the electronic device; a movement sensor; a second proximity sensor positioned in the electronic device to have a different sensing direction than the first proximity sensor; a wireless communication component; and a controller to: reduce an output power of the wireless communication component from a first value to a second value in response to detecting the active output, wherein the first value is greater than a Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) threshold and the second value is less than or equal to the SAR threshold; and while the output is active: determine whether the electronic device is stationary based on an output from the movement sensor; in response to a determination that the electronic device is stationary, determine whether an output from the second proximity sensor is active; and in response to a determination that the output from the second proximity sensor is inactive, increase the output power.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , further comprising: a housing; and a display device stored within the housing, wherein the first proximity sensor, the second proximity sensor, and the movement sensor are stored within the housing, wherein a sensing direction of the first proximity sensor is towards a first side of the housing, and wherein a sensing direction of the second proximity sensor is towards a second side of the housing.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , further comprising: a second housing detachable from the housing; and an input device stored within the second housing.

8. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the second proximity sensor is implemented as a time-of-flight (ToF) sensor.

9. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the controller is to increase the output power when the output from the first proximity sensor changes from active to inactive.

10. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising instructions that when executed cause a controller of an electronic device to: reduce an output power of a wireless communication component of the electronic device from a first value to a second value in response to detecting an active output from a first proximity sensor of the electronic device, wherein the first value is greater than a Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) threshold and the second value is less than or equal to the SAR threshold; and while the output is active: determine whether the electronic device is stationary based on an output from a movement sensor of the electronic device; in response to a determination that the electronic device is stationary, determine whether an output from a second proximity sensor of the electronic device is active; and in response to a determination that the output from the second proximity sensor is inactive, increase the output power.

11. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the instructions when executed further cause the controller to maintain the output power at the second value in response to a determination that the electronic device is in motion.

12. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the instructions when executed further cause the controller to: monitor a duration in which the output from the movement sensor is inactive; and determine that the electronic device is stationary when the duration is greater than a threshold.

13. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the instructions when executed further cause the controller to increase the output power when the output changes from active to inactive.

14. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the instructions when executed further cause the controller to maintain the output power at a current value in response to a determination that the output from the second proximity sensor is active.